Being positive helps in this job - and the next - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Being positive helps in this job - and the next - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog This is the kind of email I reeeeeeeally like getting: First of all: Thank you so much for all of your intelligent and inspiring advice about work. I was working at a retail job and not loving it. In fact, I will admit, I hated for a while and I was the complainer that you have written about. I read your articles about having a good attitude at work and about being a constructive complainer instead of just a big pain. I realized that I needed to look at the positives about my work and quit kvetching. I liked my co-workers and most of the time the job was pleasant. It really helped to have some perspective on a healthy work environment. The quality of my work improved and I enjoyed work more. When I decided to move to another state I began the process of giving notice. Since I was happier about work and the people I worked with, I was leaving the job on a very positive note. Then the unexpected happened. I found out about a job opportunity where I was moving that was directly connected to my current employer. I wasnt sure how to make the necessary connections at first, but I started talking to the people I knew at my work and sure enough people were happy to help. After several phone calls and emails, I was talking to the owner of the company that I wanted to work for. And I am going to have an interview with him soon! He seems to have your philosophy about work: He also values liking your job over money and he believes in a positive, respectful work environment so employees feel valued. During our initial phone interview he asked me: Which was more important to me: the job or the money. As I said in a recent post to you, it was easy to answer: the job. I never expected that a retail job would lead to meeting the owner of a company. Literally, it was all due to treating people well and having a good attitude. Im convinced. I was pleasantly surprised by the lengths people will go when they like you and like the way that you work. The whole experience taught me not to take a little job for granted, or to take the people you work with for granted. Everything counts. Thank you for everything! Pixel Peony I dont really know what to say except that Im really, really happy that people find the blog useful and that this story shows some of the power in a positive mindset. Good luck with the move and the interview new job Pixel P. What about you? Have you experienced how a more positive approach turned out to be a good thing? Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related